The GFS net operating balance for the general government sector was $-10,329m.

The GFS net lending(+)/borrowing(-) position for the general government sector was $-18,084m.

A public/private partnership was dissolved at the end of March 2010 and ownership was wholly transferred to the public non-financial corporations sector. This contributed to the movements between March and June quarters 2010.

GFS KEY FIGURES: ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, ORIGINAL

Mar Qtr 2010

Jun Qtr 2010

Mar Qtr 2010 toJun Qtr 2010

$m

$m

% change

Current Prices

Taxation revenue

General government

84 272

89 587

6.3

Total revenue

General government

104 943

111 972

6.7

Public Non-Financial corporations

16 680

20 963

25.7

Total expenses

General government

117 967

122 301

3.7

Public Non-Financial corporations

13 930

22 741

63.3

GFS Net operating balance

General government

-13 024

-10 329

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Public Non-Financial corporations

2 750

-1 778

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GFS Net lending(+)/borrowing(-)

General government

-20 014

-18 084

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Public Non-Financial corporations

-439

-6 310

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QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS PUBLIC SECTOR MEASURES - KEY FIGURES

The table below includes the key public sector aggregates for the June quarter 2010 which will be included in the Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product(cat.no. 5206.0). The key figures shown include Government Final Consumption Expenditure and Gross Fixed Capital Formation for general government and public corporations, seasonally adjusted in current prices and chain volume terms.

In the June quarter 2010:

In seasonally adjusted chain volume terms, total general government final consumption expenditure increased by $959m, a rise of 1.8% compared with March quarter 2010.

(a) See paragraph 35 of the Explanatory Notes for the relationship between general government final consumption expenditure and GFS aggregates.(b) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2007-08.

JUNE QUARTER 2010 GFS RELEASE

This release presents quarterly government finance statistics on an accrual accounting basis. All tables are presented in GFS operating statement format and are for the general government sector, with the exception of Table 2 which presents data for the public non-financial corporations sector.

Quarterly GFS are released for the current financial year only, other than in the September quarter, when the quarters of the previous financial year are presented. Users requiring data for earlier periods should consult Government Finance Statistics, Australia (cat.no. 5512.0). The latest issue (2008-09) was released on 27 April 2010. Final annual GFS results for 2009-10 are scheduled for release by the ABS in April 2011.

RELEASE OF QUARTERLY GFS THIS ISSUE

Table

Sep 09

Dec 09

Mar 10

Jun 10

Table 1 All Levels of Government - General Government

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Table 2 All Levels of Government - Public Non-Financial Corporations

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Table 3 Commonwealth Government

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Table 4 Total State & Local

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Table 5 New South Wales

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Table 6 Victoria

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Table 7 Queensland

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Table 8 South Australia

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Table 9 Western Australia

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Table 10 Tasmania

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Table 11 Northern Territory

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Table 12 Australian Capital Territory

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FORTHCOMING ISSUES

The release of GFS quarterly data is usually coordinated to be the day before the respective issue of Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product(cat. no. 5206.0). The scheduled release dates for the June and September quarter 2010 issues are:

Issue

5519.0.55.001

5206.0

September 2010

30 November 2010

1 December 2010

December 2010

1 March 2011

2 March 2011

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, email <client.services@abs.gov.au> or Larissa Fischer on Canberra (02) 6252 5392, email <public.finance@abs.gov.au>